Syangja 1 (constituency)
# Syangja 1 (constituency)

Syangja 1 is one of two parliamentary constituencies of Syangja District in Nepal. This constituency came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.

## Incorporated areas

Syangja 1 incorporates Arjunchaupari Rural Municipality, Aandhikhola Rural Municipality, Phedikhola Rural Municipality, Putalibazar Municipality, Biruwa Rural Municipality, Harinas Rural Municipality, wards 1–4 of Bhirkot Municipality and, wards 3 and 4 of Waling Municipality.

## Assembly segments

It encompasses the following Gandaki Provincial Assembly segment

* Syangja 1(A)
* Syangja 1(B)

## Members of Parliament

### Parliament/Constituent Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1991 | Gopal Man Shrestha | Nepali Congress |
| 1994 | Trilochan Sharma Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 1999 | Hit Kaji Gurung | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2013 | Raju Thapa | Nepali Congress |
| 2017 | Narayan Prasad Marasini | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| May 2018 | Narayan Prasad Marasini | Nepal Communist Party |
| March 2021 | Narayan Prasad Marasini | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) |
| 2022 | Raju Thapa | Nepali Congress |

## Election results

### Election in the 2020s

**2022 general election**

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Raju Thapa | Nepali Congress | 31,999 | 46.65 |
| | Narayan Prasad Marasini | CPN (UML) | 28,744 | 41.90 |
| | Bodhraj Regmi | Rastriya Swatantra Party | 6,065 | 8.84 |
| | Others | | 1,786 | 2.60 |
| Total | Total | Total | 68,594 | 100.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,255 | |
| | Nepali Congress | Nepali Congress | Nepali Congress | Nepali Congress |
| Source: |||||

### Election in the 2010s

**2017 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Prasad Marasini | 39,226 |
| | Nepali Congress | Raju Thapa | 28,662 |
| | Others | Others | 588 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,729 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**2013 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Raju Thapa | 16,699 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Narayan Prasad Marasini | 15,411 |
| | UCPN (Maoist) | Shailendra Ghimire | 4,710 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal | Chandra Bahadur Gurung | 1,881 |
| | Others | Others | 1,834 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: NepalNews ||||

### Election in the 2000s

**2008 Constituent Assembly election**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hit Kaji Gurung | 18,101 |
| | Nepali Congress | Kamal Prasad Pangeni | 16,394 |
| | CPN (Maoist) | Deepak Thapa | 12,733 |
| | CPN (United) | Thakur Prasad Sharma | 1,283 |
| | Others | | 1,734 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,333 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

### Election in the 1990s

**1999 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Hit Kaji Gurung | 22,733 |
| | Nepali Congress | Jagar Bandhu Aryal | 20,722 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Chandra Bahadur Gurung | 4,848 |
| | CPN (Marxist–Leninist) | Amar Nath Sharma | 1,165 |
| | Others | Others | 503 |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 927 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) hold | CPN (UML) hold |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1994 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Trilochan Sharma Dhakal | 20,969 |
| | Nepali Congress | K.P. Rudra Man Gurung | 18,974 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Jhum Bahadur Gurung | 4,989 |
| | Others | Others | 1,283 |
| Result | Result | CPN (UML) gain | CPN (UML) gain |
| Source: Election Commission ||||

**1991 legislative elections**

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Shrestha | 17,266 |
| | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | | 10,262 |
| Result | Result | Congress gain | Congress gain |
| Source: ||||
